Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Ecuador

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1998
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Since 2008
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 1997
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